2019 Scholarship winners: Sydney Ochoa, University of San Francisco; Jocelyn Jensen, Cal State East Bay; Rebecca Ajuonuma, Golden Gate University; Joseph Sandoval-Rios, San Jose State University; and Alison McLaughlin, Santa Clara University Five Bay Area college/university students were honored with a total of $10,000 in scholarships at the PR Round Table’s April 23, 2019, meeting, held […]

By Nancy Hayden Crowley I just finished serving on the SFPRRT scholarship committee for the first time, evaluating scholarship applications and resumes and interviewing candidates. Our wonderful, competitive pool of scholarship applicants drew from all major Bay Area colleges and universities. SFPRRT scholarship award requirements are rigorous. To be considered for a scholarship, applicants must have a […]

We selected five students this year based on their applications, interviews, recommendations and writing samples. The winners come from four schools in the Bay Area and surrounding areas. Kathleen Brennan, Golden Gate University: A graduate business administration student with a concentration in public relations, Kathleen expects to graduate in May 2017. Since 2013, she […]

To be eligible for our Phillip McComb’s Scholarship Program, students must be enrolled in a Bay Area college or university in a public relations, journalism, communications, media studies, marketing or other related program, and they must have earned a GPA or 3.5 or higher. Both undergraduate and graduate students are considered. We received 16 eligible […]

The five 2014 winners of the Philip N. McCombs Scholarship Fun were honored at our PRRT lunch at Lark Creek Steak on Tuesday, April 22. These talented students were chosen from an impressive group of applicants and demonstrate the leadership qualities, intelligence, innovation, talent, and commitment that will make them valuable members of the communications […]

2013 Philip N. McCombs Scholarships And the Winners Are… From Golden Gate University: Geracar Nervis, a graduate student who will use her funds to defray her costs while completing an unpaid internship at Cityline Event Center. Her ultimate career goal is to become a successful PR practitioner in the entertainment industry. She has had the […]

2012 Philip N. McCombs Scholarships And the Winners Are… From Golden Gate University: Rana Hamdan Rana was raised a humanist and social activist. Her family, education, and professional work experience provided the seeds for her evolving work ethic, sense of local and global civic responsibility, and the limitlessness of her potential. After completing a bachelor’s […]